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The Scroll newspaper has been in print since 1905, when BYU-Idaho was known as the Ricks Academy, a locally run school with a newly-developed high school program. At the time this newspaper was known as the “Student Rays,” and was printed monthly. In 1933 the name of the newspaper changed to “The Purple Flash.” In 1937 the name was changed again to “Viking Flashes,” and in 1938 the name finally changed to “The Viking Scroll.” The paper continued under this name until 1972, when it changed to “The Scroll.” The Scroll is still in print at BYU-Idaho as its official newspaper.

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Classifieds 8
Opinion
Perspectives 7
Sports
u M M S U N D A Y GAMES
Thursday, July 16, 1998
R I C K S C O L L E GE
Brigham Young University may have to
begin playing its sports games on
Sunday. See page 3.
Elder Oaks backs bill
to protect religious liberty
BY CHRIS HENRICHSEN
Scroll staff
Senators Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and Edward Kennedy,
D-Massachusetts, have introduced a bill to the U.S. Senate that would
protect religious liberty.
The Religious Liberty Protection Act of .1998 states that "a govern­ment
shall not substantially burden a person's religious exercise" unless
there is "a compelling government interest."
"The new bill would allow government to interfere with religion only
when it has an overriding, compelling reason — such as to protect
health and safety — but then to do so in the least restrictive manner
possible" the editors of Deseret News wrote.
"The history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints illus­trates
why government should have a 'compelling interest' before it can
pass valid laws to interfere with the free exercise of religion" Elder
Dallin H. Oaks testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee. "No
other major religious group in America has endured anything compara­ble
to the officially sanctioned persecution imposed upon members of
my church in the 19th century by federal, state and local governments."
Senator Hatch said, "In America, priests should not be punished for
declining to violate the confidence of the confessional to turn states evi­dence
against religious confessors. In America, the ability of citizens to
hold private Bible studies in their own homes or the freedom of syna­gogues
and churches to locate near their members should not be left to
the whims of local zoning boards. Congregants of any faith should not
be told by the government who they can and cannot have as religious
leaders and teacher."
The Religious Liberty Protection Act of 1998 is being supported by
groups from all over the political spectrum from the Family Research
Council, the Christian Coalition, and the Southern Baptist Convention,
to the American Civil Liberties Union and the People for the American
Way.
please see BILL, Page 6
On guard
JAN PETTERSSON / Scroll
Candice Larsen, a freshman from Spokane, Wash., and Kristy Snow, a freshman from Dallas,
Texas, enjoy fencing at the Hart Builiding as one of the summer activities.
Stamp collector uses hobby to share gospel
JAN PETTERSSON / Scroll
STAMPS — Henry Matthews thumbs
through his stamp collection.
Matthews has displays throughout
Rexburg.
BY DIANA JANSON
Scroll staff
Henry Matthews, a custodian in the Oscar
A. Kirkham Building, shares the gospel
through his hobbies.
A stamp collecter for nearly 50 years,
Matthews started collecting stamps at age 12,
and he has an ernormous collection, includ­ing
an "LDS Cover Collection." Matthews
has an Idaho history display in the Teton
Flood Museum and a space exploration dis­play
in the George S. Romney Science
Building.
"You should devote everything you have to
the Lord" Matthews said. "Since I have this
hobby, (it doesn't have to be stamp collect­ing),
I thought it would be a good idea to
project my hobbies to build the kingdom of
God. Youth can do this too. They have so
many talents. It's numberless what you can
do, how many hearts you could touch"
Matthews said.
A portion of Matthews' LDS Cover
Collection is on display near the Family
History Center on the second floor of the
David O. McKay Library.
A cover collection centers around
envelopes, not just stamps, and it can change
subjects. Matthews' LDS Cover Collection
includes first day issues, postal cancellations,
scriptures and backgrounds of topics.
The LDS Cover Collection topics include
prayer, the Word of Wisdom, church leaders,
history, temples and Christ. "When you walk
away from the collection, you've learned
about LDS beliefs" Matthews said.
This (LDS Cover Collection) shows what I
believe in. There is something inside of me
that makes me put this book together"
Matthews said. "This is my testimony.
I can relate to the scriptures and teach from
the scriptures with this book."
Matthews is constantly expanding his LDS
Cover Collection. "Every once in a while I
get a surge. I just start making it (a new
page) up" Matthews said. He also applies
suggestions of those who view his collection.
Matthews hopes to strengthen testimonies
by sharing his collection.
"When the Spirit says it's right and gives
you a punch in the heart, then the (collection)
has done its job. And that's what I want it to
do. The collection is no good just sitting on a
shelf. An idle book on a shelf is a worthless
book, especially this type of a book. It needs
to be out where people can see it and read
it" Matthews said.
Matthews dream stamp would be one that
features Brigham Young or one that features
the Book of Mormon.
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